Track construction



Feb. 24, 1925. 1,527,5346. f w.. G. WILSON `TRACK AGQNSTRUGTION Filed May 31, 1924 I INVENTCR ATTCJRNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1925..

UNITED STATES WILLIAM s. WILSON, or Wns'r NEW BRIGIITON, NEW YORK.`

' TRACK CONSTRUCTION. j

Application led May 31,

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that LVILLIAM Gr. WILSON, a citizen o-f the United States, residing at Nest New Brighton, Staten Island, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented new and useful lm provements in Track Constructions, of which the following is a specification. a

lThis invention relates to improvements 1n track construction and more particularly to track construction for street or surface 'railways.

rlfhe principal object of the invention 1s the provision of a track which may be ref moved from the road bed Without necessitating the taking up of the paving adjacent the entire rail, thus saving considerable time and labor when laying new rails for old.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a rail of two parts, one part of which is sta-tionarily mounted upon the supporting ties, and the other part over which the rolling stock passes being removably secured to the stationary part and fastened thereto adjacent the ends of the part whereby only the road bed adjacent the ends of the rails is adapted to be removed to. permit access of the connections when desired to replace the part over which the rolling stock passes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a track wherein the usual fish plates for connecting the meeting ends of the rails are dispensed with thereby saving a large amount of material, and time usually ren quired for inserting bolts and applying nuts thereto.

vWith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved track construction.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation showing how the sections are connected together. v

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on Vthe line4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates the track madeaup of lengths of my improved 1924. serial No.' 717,101.

rail 11. The rail 11 includes a stationary .section 12 and-a removable section 13 which are connected together adjacent their ends by attaching means 14.

fianges 15 which rest upon the usual ties 16, and from which rises a vertical flange 17. Tie rods 18 connect the stationary section of one rail with the stationary section of the other rail as shown in Figures 1 and'2 of the drawing'. IThe stationary section may be of any Isuitable length and the base flanges of the same are held to the ties 16 by means of the usual spikes 19 and tie rods.

Removable sections 13 comprise a head 20 adapted to overlie the flange 17 when in position thereon, and a depending flange 21 for coaction with the flange 17 to form the web of the rail. The section 13 isof the same length vas the section 12 so that the ends align with each other when in cO-acting position. The meeting lends of one rail are staggered with relation to the meeting ends of the other adjacent rail to prevent undue bumping at the joints as will be readily appreciated. The flange 21 of each removable section is cut-away as at 22 to permit the flange to pass over the brace rods 18. The attaching means 14 comprises a horizontal slot 23 formed adjacent each end of the stationary section and a bayonet slot 24 formed in the flange 21 adjacent the ends of each removable section. A bolt 25 is slidable in the slot 23 and passes therethrough and when applying the removable section to the stationary section, the bolt is moved to the inner end of the slot as shown in Figure 3, and the section 13 applied to permit the bolt to ypass in the vertical portion of the bayonet slot 24. After the section 13 has been applied in this manner so that the horizontal slot .of the bayonet slot is inregister with the horizontal slot 23, the bolt is moved to the o-uter end of the registering slots after which the nut 26, carried by the threaded shank of the bolt is screwed home to hold the parts in tight engagement with each other. j

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that it is only necessary to remove the paving adjacent the ends of the rails in order to replace the sections 13 when they become worn by the rolling stock passing thereover. Furthermore, it is not necessary to dispose of the entire rail as the life of the stationary section will be considerably longer eoV I The stationary sect1on'12 comprises base than the life of the removable section. It Willalso be noted that most of the Weight of the rolling lstock is carried by the'flange 17 of the stationary member as the head of the removable member rests directly upon the same. is not necessary to shift the co-acting sec` tions longitudinally when connecting them but it is only necessary to slide the boltas previously explained.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious thatmany of the details may be varied Without in any Way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the Whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is l. Arail comprising a stationary section having a vertical iiange, a removable section having ahead and a vertical flange depending therefrom, the head of said'removable section overlying the vertical iiange of said stationary section, Whereby'to cause the load ofthe rolling stock passing over said head to be taken up by said stationary section, and means for detachably connecting said sections together, said means including registering horizontal slots formed at the ends of said sections, the horizontal lslots in said It Will also be appreciated that it removable section communicating With vertical slots, and securing elements slidable in said horizontal slots.` i

2. A rail comprising a pair of (zo-acting sections, one of said sections being provided With a horizontal slotv adjacent each end thereof, the other of said sections being formed with a bayonet slot adjacent each end, a securing element extending through each horizontal slot and adapted to be moved to one end of the slot to permit the same to enter the bayonet slot when the parts are brought into co-acting position, said element adapted to be moved to the opposite end of the slot when the sections are in coacting position to lock the same.

3. A rail comprising a pair of co-acting sections, one of said sections adapted to 'be secured to the ties of a. road bed, Ysecuring elements carried adjacent the ends of said section and slidable thereon, the other of said sections adapted to be dropped vertically beside said iirst section, slots formed adjacent the ends of said last section for receiving the securing elements When the said sections are in co-acting engagement, after which said securing elements are moved to a locking position.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

WILLIAM Gr. WILSON. 

